On Track Idea For Frederick County Rail Link
Readers urge state transport officials to reuse the existing Frederick Junction to Point of Rocks rail corridor as a commuter spur to Washington. They warn current plans to extend from downtown Frederick to Shady Grove lack land, funding, and direct routes, arguing a Frederick Junction station could boost service with less cost.
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Frederick Junction
Fsk Mall
Point of Rocks
Frederick County
Washington
Frederick
Metro
Montgomery County
Baltimore
Shady Grove
Catalog Store Fantasy and Catalog Waste Frustration
A humorous look at mail order catalogs overwhelming a household. The narrator laments mass catalogs from Neiman Marcus to L.L. Bean, jokes about reclaiming catalogs, and imagines a Catalog Store that contains every publication ever printed, all in Texas.
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Cliy Sanitation
Sears and Roebuck's
Montgomery Ward
Neiman- Marcus
Rodeo Drive
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
San Francisco
Chatters
Ant
Neiman Marcus
Geoi Arden
Virginia
Texas
Soviet Ultimatum to Saddam Threatens War in Kuwait
Washington reports Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned Saddam Hussein through Yevgeny Primakov that leaving Kuwait prevents war with the Soviet Union. U.S. intelligence says the ultimatum was unequivocal and tied to Soviet hostages and arms intelligence sharing. Officials note 5,000 Soviets in Iraq and potential joint U.S.-Soviet action in Saudi Arabia if Saddam resists.
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Washington
Mikhail Gorbachev
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
U.S
Gorbachev
Generial
Yevgeny Primakov
Saddam
Iraq
Primakov
United States
Soviet Union
Saudi Arabia
Bush
Helsinki
Middle East
Kremlin
Novosti
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Draft Board to post registrants numbers October 24
Parson Newman announced that Draft Board 1 would post registrant serial numbers for the defense draft at the Courthouse on October 24 with Henry L. Stimson to draw the first nationwide lottery number on October 29. The system would assign first-order numbers per region if applicable, and local boards would adjust if not a high number existed. Final steps were underway for Boy Scout Troop 19 formation, with J F Minor Simpson as acting scoutmaster and several Troop 1 members aiding in organizing.
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Parsons Newman
Draft Board
Henry L. Stimson
Svst
Men's Club
The
Presbyterian Church
J.F. Minor Simpson
Bernard M. Davis Jr
Eugene Bishop
Stuart Brubaker
James Eshleman
Donald Schley
William Sausser
Connie Mack Cannon
Edward P. Thomas Jr
Brooke Parkinson
Charles Linton
Bernard Davis
Richard Fleming
Jack Wood
Smith defends voting record amid campaign ads in Maryland
Terry J. Harris notes Boyd Smith responds to a letter questioning his environmental votes, suggesting his district favors his stance while criticizing his year of election year ads. The columnist watches the political maneuvering and contends Smith should have voted more carefully.
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del. Boyd Smith
Smith
Readers Protest Congress Budget Mess and Tax Burdens
A reader urges drastic cuts to government spending and salaries amid budget conflicts. Proposals include slashing presidential pay and Air Force One use, trimming congressional pay and pensions, limiting terms, ending free goods for ex presidents, and curbing Medicare.
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Congress
White House
Air Force One
Saudia Arabia
Wmis
Letters critique politics and press in Frederick County
Readers attack Congress pensions and taxation while contrasting energy policy with the former president. A lengthy letter denounces editorials on the Schroder farm landfill, accusing the Frederick News-Post of sensationalism and defending the Schroder family against out-of-state dumping and local government actions. Daniel T. Quinn signs as president of the Committee to Save the Schrodel Farm.
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Schroder
Frederick County
News-Post
Frederick News-Post
Anita Stup
Sterling Bollinger
Reic
Ford
Winchester Hall
Baltimore
Washington, D.C
Schrode
Post
Bill
Kathleen Schrodel
Schrodels
Mark Hoke
B.S
Daniel T. Quinn
To Save the
Clock punching or a proper curriculum in schools
A reader criticizes year-round schooling, arguing it would tire students and raise dropouts. They question hours abroad and accuse Thomas A Shannon of bias, urging a shift to a meaningful curriculum rather than clock time. Fatma Nuran Willhauck, Frederick.
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Thomas A. Shannon
National School Board Association
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Erman
Jack Anderson
Tom
John L. Carnochan
Spiro T. Agnew
J. Glen Beall Jr
Joseph D. Tydings
Mr. Beall
Senate
Sen
Tydings
Terry J. Harris
Clean Up
Bertha Tressler
Hagerstown
Jimmy Carter
Jeff Bullock
Downingtown, Pa
Fatma Nuran Willhauck Frederick
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